The many advantages of drinking tea!
As said above, tea was originally used for medicinal purposes, as it contains many great benefits for your health, including benefits that you might not think of even once. For example, if you know you have an increased ‘bad’ cholesterol, try and drink more tea as drinking tea can help you to lower bad cholesterol in your body. Studies show that regular consumption of black and green teas helps to lower the harmful ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol.
Moreover, tea contains lots of antioxidants that are not only beneficial for your health but also help to keep your teeth healthy. The anti-inflammatory compounds found in tea may attack harmful bacteria in the mouth that cause gum disease and cavities. Both, black and green tea could help combat the build-up of plaque.
Among other things, tea contains “polyphenols” antioxidants that repair cells and in doing so, may help our bodies fight to help us fend off cardiovascular diseases, cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, and other maladies. And contrary to popular belief, it’s not just green tea that’s good for you. Black, white, and red tea also have health-giving flavonoids and polyphenols.
And most importantly, L-theanine - an amino acid found in tea helps to calm your brain and its nervous system. It doesn’t only help to relieve stress and anxiety but it also aids sleep. However, since tea contains caffeine, don’t drink it just before bedtime or you may have difficulties falling asleep.
